PO Box 2453
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91729
CAL-RODS FEATURED CAR FOR NOVEMBER 2023
Written by Bill Sieber
Owner: Jay Winters YEAR: 1969 MAKE: CHEVY CAMERO Z-28 COLOR: GREEN WITH WHITE RACING STRIPES UPHOLSTERY: HOUNDSTOOTH BLACK AND WHITE ENGINE: LS3 500 PLUS HORSEPOWER TRANS - 6 SPEED MANUAL REAR END - 12 BOLT 373 FRONT END - Q A1 - COIL OVER DISC BRAKES ALL AROUND WHEELS - RALLY EPAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING VINTAGE AIR CONDITIONING RETRO SOUND RADIO WITH IPHONE CONNECTION AND SIRIUS XM JAY PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 1972 , AND STARTED RACING IN 1973, NHRA SUPER STOCK C/SM . HIS FIRST CLASS WIN WAS AT MILE HIGH DRAG STRIP IN DENVER, COLORADO, WITH MANY MORE WINS AT OTHER DRAG STRIPS SUCH As INDIANAPOLIS POMONA AND OTHERS. INCREDIBLY JAY AND HIS CAMARO HAVE WON 14 WALLYS (TROPHY NAMED AFTER WALLY PARKS, FOUNDER OF THE NHRA). THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING. THIS CAR RAN THE 1/4 MILE IN A TIME OF 10.20 SECONDS, WITH A TOP SPEED OF 130 MILES AN HOUR. JAY RETIRED FROM RACING IN 2018 AND BEGAN A FULL FRAME OFF RESTORATION. AFTER FINISHING THE RESTORATION. THE CAMARO LOOKED VERY CLOSE TO THE CAR HE BOUGHT IN 1972. JAY HAS BEEN IN CAL RODS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND HE ENJOYS THE MANY ACTIVITIES WE OFFER. CHECK THIS CAR OUT WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE; IT HAS A VERY INTERESTING HISTORY. |